Learn more about GSA in 2009!
Enhance your company’s knowledge and success by joining GSA. Membership offers many benefits, including exclusive access to essential industry information.

The Brightest Minds in Electronic Design
DesignCon offers technical content presented as 40-minute papers, half-day tutorials, conference panels, and industry keynote addresses. The conference program provides updates on the latest technology news and advances affecting design engineers. BRIGHTEST minds in Electronic Design, register at http://www.designcon.com/2009/register/.

Attend GSA's Business Forum Panel at DesignCon!
As an Associate Sponsor, GSA encourages you to attend DesignCon. Our panel session, "Embracing a New Paradigm: EDA Tools and IP as Solutions Enablers," lead by GSA's IP and EDA/design interest groups, will focus on the positive shifts in an emerging economic model. GSA members will receive a 30% discount off the conference registration. Take advantage of this great offer and register today!

Gain a Competitive Edge
Beginning in 2009, GSA's new initiative, the Ecosystem Portals, will provide advertisers with a topical approach to their target marketing efforts. These portals include: IP, EDA/Design, Test, Packaging, Wafer Manufacturing and many more. Advertising in the GSA Portals provide you with the opportunity to reach a more defined target market and offer a platform to communicate your company's product messaging to prospective clients. Learn more.

GSA Subcommittee Update - Modeling
As discussed at the MS/RF Subcommittee meeting in December, MOS-AK, an independent compact modeling forum, will merge their efforts into GSA's newly re-established Modeling Subcommittee. Since the GSA Modeling Subcommittee was first formed in 1995, the industry's landscape has drastically changed; therefore, a new mission statement and initiatives are needed. On January 27th at 10:00am (PST), GSA and MOS-AK leadership will hold a teleconference to gather feedback on what pressing issues the modeling industry currently faces and what the industry would like to see the Modeling Subcommittee achieve. Please contact Chelsea Boone for dial-in information.

Is Your Company Keeping up With the Latest Outsourced Design Trends in Today's Industry?
Participate in GSA’s newest survey,"Trends in Partnering with Design Service Providers", which will help design service firms better understand their customers' priorities and challenges, creating a stronger, effective partnership with semiconductor companies.

Q4 Wafer Fabrication & Back-End Pricing Reports Available
Below are a few statistics that can be found in the Q4 2008 Wafer Fabrication & Back-End Pricing Reports:

• For 200mm CMOS production wafers, average wafer pricing decreased 4.5% QoQ.
• For 200mm CMOS wafers, the average mask set cost decreased 10.5% QoQ.
• 97% of participants indicated they are receiving the capacity they need.
• Test average prices (hourly rate) increased 19.4% and assembly average prices (price per lead) decreased 9.1% QoQ.
• At 200mm, fabless companies and IDMs paid $108, on average, for bump services.

These reports are now available for purchase from the GSA Store.

Q3 2008 Financial Report Available
The Q3 report shows that while the semiconductor industry is contracting, there is still growth among well-positioned companies. Statistics that support this finding include:

• Of the 101 public semiconductor companies that have been recently observed by an industry analyst, over half received a positive forecasted growth for 2008 over 2007.
• 50% of semiconductor companies that reported cash and cash equivalents in Q3 reported an increase in cash YoY, and 23% reported a cash increase greater than 50%.
• On average, the semiconductor industry has spent 19% to 23% on R&D over the past seven quarters, while the industry is spending between 19% and 21% on SG&A.

This report may be purchased via the GSA Store.

Submit Company News for the March Issue of GSA Forum
Highlight your company in one of the following sections of the March GSA Forum: "Foundry Focus," "Back-End Alley" or "Supply Chain Chronicles." Submit a 100-word paragraph by January 28th for consideration. Contact Kayal Rajendran if you have any questions.

Be A Solutions Driver
Give us your feedback and support GSA's mission to be a platform for industry collaboration as we highlight the obstacles companies are facing in the industry. Tell us which topics you feel are most important and need the most improvement in:

• EDA/Design
• IP
• Wafer Manufacturing
• Packaging
• Test

2008 GSA Market Intelligence
GSA released several resources complimentary to the industry this past year, including: the Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Survey Analysis, the Consumer Electronics Boom, and the Intellectual Property (IP) Fraud Protection Whitepaper and webinar slides. Download these valuable documents directly from the GSA Web site.

IC Design Suppliers Pavilion at SEMICON China 2009
March 17 - 19, 2009
Shanghai, China

GSA, SEMI & SICA will continue in its 4th year to host the successful IC Design Suppliers Pavilion in conjunction with SEMICON China 2009. The pavilion will have 50 booths featuring semiconductor suppliers that offer products and services to the fabless houses and IC design industry. Learn more at gsaglobal.org/semiconchina/2009

ITAC and GSA Conference
April 14-15, 2009
Kitchener Waterloo
Ontario, Canada

"The Audacity of Imagination: Microelectronics' New Millennium"
This year's conference will feature tours of the DALSA Applications Laboratory and the Institute of Quantum Computing, you do not want to miss this exciting 2-day conference offering numerous networking opportunities! Click here for more information on this event.

For sponsorship opportunities in 2009, contact Darryl Leavitt  at 888.322.5195 ext 113.

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